Ihde, Roy C., 1929-

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Ihde (b.1929) was born on a dairy farm near Peshtigo, Wisconsin and graduated from high school in Marinette, Wisconsin.

He enlisted in the Air Force at age seventeen and, after twenty-one years of service, retired at the rank of major. During his career as a fighter pilot, his service areas included occupied Germany, occupied Japan, Texas, Alaska, Maryland, Maine, Montana, Washington, and Arizona. As a civilian, Ihde flew for the Ansul Chemical Company and for Menominee Rubber. He had three children and eventually settled in Green Bay (Wisconsin).

From the description of Oral history interview with Roy C. Ihde [sound recording], 2008. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 690698907

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creatorOf Ihde, Roy C., 1929-. Oral history interview with Roy C. Ihde [sound recording], 2008. Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Alaska
Malmstrom AFB (Mont.)
Wisconsin--Marinette
Germany--Berlin
Fürstenfeldbruck (Germany)
Dow Air Force Base (Me.)
Wisconsin--Green Bay
Germany--Munich
Bergstrom Air Force Base (Tex.)
Larson Air Force Base (Wash.)
Ladd Air Force Base (Alaska)
Germany
Bastogne (Belgium)
Wisconsin--Peshtigo
Japan
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Airmen
Air pilots
Air pilots, Military
Atomic bomb
Cold War
Cold War
Shooting Star (Jet fighter plane)
Thunderjet (Jet fighter plane)
Thunderstreak (Fighter planes)
Unidentified flying objects
Veterans
War memorials
World War, 1939-1945
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Birth 1929

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